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Dec 30, 2003 | 03:59 PM

VTECAcuraGSR

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Winter Reading Questions....

For christmas I got a $100 gift certificate for Amazon.com and I have been looking at a couple of good books to read including Race Car Vehicle Dynamics, but I am a little concerned that this one hundred dollar book will be a waste and too far over my head. The only other racing rooks I have read are Going Faster by Skippy.

I am a Finance alumni from UCONN, so I am not stupid, but complex automobile engineering books *may* be a little over my head. Any opinions are greatly appreciated!

Dec 30, 2003 | 04:19 PM

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Re: Winter Reading Questions.... (VTECAcuraGSR)

The Milliken book is pretty complex, but they do a good job trying to simplify the challenges. It is chock full of math from cover to cover. Pretty much a text book, handbook.

They do however, reference a bunch of other books that may be worth looking into. I'll see if I can dig up a list.

Dec 30, 2003 | 07:03 PM

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Re: Winter Reading Questions.... (Ausmith)

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis. Seriously. The whole point is that sometimes the metrics that really matter are the ones that nobody is collecting...

K

Dec 30, 2003 | 08:40 PM

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If you like math, and want to learn, get Race Car Vehicle Dynamics. This descriptiong fits me atleast, I just wish I had the money to get it :/

Dec 30, 2003 | 08:59 PM

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I'd go for any mental racing books, like how to think. Don't know any off of the top of my head.

Note: looks like someone has the same advatar as me, dammit.

Dec 31, 2003 | 04:33 AM

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Mines bigger than yours

Dec 31, 2003 | 04:46 AM

VTECAcuraGSR

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Re: Winter Reading Questions.... (VTECAcuraGSR)

Pleae post some more good reading material!

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Dec 31, 2003 | 04:51 AM

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Dec 31, 2003 | 11:41 AM

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Re: Winter Reading Questions.... (VTECAcuraGSR)

I wouldn't choose Race Car Vehicle Dynamics as it would use up your whole $100 budget. Here is how I would spend it:

1) Competition Car Suspension: Design, Construction, Tuning
by Allan Staniforth $25.17

2) Chassis Engineering/Chassis Design, Building & Tuning for High Performance Handling
by Herb Adams $13.27

3) Drive to Win: The Essential Guide to Race Driving
by Carroll Smith $17.47

4) Tune to Win
by Carroll Smith $19.95

5) Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques
by Ross Bentley $11.17

6) Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving
by Carl Lopez, Danny Sullivan $20.97

All of which comes to $108 including free shipping from Amazon. Just delete #5 to keep it under $100. Read all those and you will know a lot. Then if you want more, get the Milliken book, but it certainly wouldn't be my first choice. I made a list of books I like on amazon. Check it out if you like:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi...00103

Dec 31, 2003 | 12:45 PM

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Re: Winter Reading Questions.... (descartesfool)

I already have Going Faster so I could substitute something there....

Dec 31, 2003 | 01:51 PM

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Re: Winter Reading Questions.... (descartesfool)

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thanks man- now if only I had this list before Christmas to give to the family who wanted to know what to get me.

In the next 5 minutes, if anyone wants Tune to Win, Drive to Win, or Going Faster! PM me with your email address. You'll get to purchase those 3 that I just bought from amazon.com at 10% off.

it's 5:07pm central time...

going going gone...

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Jan 1, 2004 | 11:17 AM

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Re: Winter Reading Questions.... (VTECAcuraGSR)

The condensed version of the Miliken book might be available at your local Chevy dealer. At least it used to be. Miliken wrote the book after he wrote the Vehicle Dynamics section of the "Chevrolet Power" book.

THIS IS NOT THE PERFORMANCE PARTS BOOK.

I have both books. I'm on my third time reading the first chapter.